Roundup: Bank of England raises interest rates to 2.25 pct

LONDON, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- To tackle high inflation, the Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday increased interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 2.25 percent, the highest since 2008. It was the seventh successive rise since December 2021 and the second 50-basis-point increase in a row. INEVITABLE

The United Kingdom's (UK) central bank said on Thursday it will "take the actions necessary" to return inflation to